Murder at the Hotel Orient
Alessandra Ranelli
Published 2026
320 pages
The most popular crime & justice books of 2026
Books about crime and justice are fascinated by the line people cross. Murderers, thieves, detectives, lawyers and victims all have their stories, in fiction and in true accounts. They ask who did it and why, and whether the law can ever really put things right. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Two Perfect Lies
Natalie D. Richards
Published 2026
338 pages
A True Kill
Steven Konkoly
Published 2026
363 pages
A Day of Judgment
Charles Todd
Published 2026
368 pages
The Perfect Accident
Tess Stimson
Published 2026
464 pages
The Serial Killer Support Network
D. B. Stephens
Published 2026
392 pages
The Culting of America
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Amy Reed
Published 2026
352 pages
Fire Sword and Sea
Vanessa Riley
Published 2026
384 pages
Bitter Fall (Detective Justice)
Bruce Robert Coffin
Published 2026
406 pages
Away to Me
Patricia B. McConnell
Published 2026
320 pages
In Bloom
Liz Allan
Published 2026
256 pages
A False and Fatal Claim
Iona Whishaw
Published 2026
480 pages
The Drowning Place
Sarah Hilary
Published 2026
320 pages
Six Strikes
Antonia Grave
Published 2026
Holy Boy
Lee Heejoo
Published 2026
320 pages
The Secret Dinner A Novel
Raphael Montes
Published 2026
272 pages
Better off Dead
Tess James-Mackey
Published 2026
304 pages
Hostile City
Iain Kelly
Published 2026
300 pages
Behind These Four Walls A Novel
Yasmin Angoe
Published 2026
365 pages
The Dark Time
Nick Petrie
Published 2026
400 pages
The Assistant
Mary Watson
Published 2026
352 pages
The House of the Rising Sun
K'wan
Published 2026
200 pages
A Good Person
Kirsten King
Published 2026
304 pages
Two Kinds of Stranger A Novel
Steve Cavanagh
Published 2026
400 pages